With an 8-point jump among women voters, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett gets a 50 - 32
percent approval rating from voters, his best score so far, according to a Quinnipiac University
poll released today.

And they disapprove 45 - 40 percent of the way he is handling the state budget, with
independent voters disapproving 47 - 37 percent.

"Gov. Tom Corbett's batting average with women and Republicans has surged, getting
him to the important 50 percent benchmark in approval rating," said Tim Malloy, assistant
director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"Compared to struggling first-term Republican Governors Rick Scott in Florida and John
Kasich in Ohio, two other swing states, Gov. Corbett's .500 average makes him an all-star
candidate."

From September 21 - 26, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,370 registered voters with a
margin of error of +/- 2.7 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia
and the nation as a public service and for research.
For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or
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10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Tom Corbett is handling his job as Governor?

TREND: Do you support or oppose a new tax on companies drilling for natural gas in the state's Marcellus Shale?

Sep 29 Aug 03
2011 2011
Support 64 63
Oppose 27 28
DK/NA 9 8

26. Some people say there should be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the economic benefits.
Others say there should not be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the environmental impact. Which comes closer to your point of view?

TREND: Some people say, there should be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the economic benefits.
Others say, there should not be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the environmental impact. Which comes closer to your point of view?